Horse-collar-stuffing machine.



APPLICATION IILBD MAR.30,1908.

patented Marsa-1909'.

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W.B. ESTES.

HOBSBGOLLAR STUFFING MACHINE.

PPLIUATION FILED mn.so,19us.

Patented Mar. 30, 1909.

W. B. BsTBs.- HORSE COLLAR STUFFING MAQHINB. t lAPPLICATION FILED MR. 30, 1908.

Patented Mar. so, 1909.

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WILLIAM B. ESTES, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGN OR OF ONEFO URTH T0 T. J. L QCHRIDGE. AOF EAST E, GEORGIA, AND TI'lREE-FOURTHS yTO GEORGE XIVALKER. OFLTLANTA,

GEORGIA.

Nofmeie.

.Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. ESTES, 'e r citizen .of the United-States, residingot At,-

' lante, inthe eolrnty of Fulton :md State ol 5Georg1zt, hzive invented certain new and' usel 15 failing tonniformly peek the material `in the tubetovhieh .the horseeollar eesmg-has been ttaehed- Numerous iittenipts' have ,'"been 'mede toi'overcome these deficiencies, .but without i;LieesS.. According to` my presi v25v lont invention I seek t o .'eure' these defects by.

'-atndfree's itizniformly intothe tube easing@` .g5A My invention, therefore, Arelates more pen' 'v'.tieulorly to the sp'eeifiedetiils of eohstruetion'itnd arrnngement'of parts, which ywill be hereinafter described sind particularly point-` ed out in the claims.

- 3o ln'the drowingsx'Figm-e .1 is o side elevzttical seetionof at modified forni' of hopper.

4form'oftubel` y l 1 i'ndieates e.' frame supported on legs and vhaving zr'fbenring foio ,fero'nl slm-ft 2., and guidewais 3, l'ocete'dgin l'jront of :i hopper 4f, The eren Ashot't; 2, is'eoxuieeted 'by .pitman' 45 5,- with u reciprocating ,Cross-head 6s1idable inthe ways 3, ond'ztttxched to therein' of the Cross-bend 6 is u. foin 7, whiehpasses through o enings 8,' neor the bottom of the hopper. T e ram is in the form of atube having the 5o upper portion ol' its' free endcutenmy as shown, et i),- iind the two opposite edges formedwithfa series of projecting teeth 10.

By this formation a @at or eovitygl, is formedbetwfeen the .two'rows ol teeth to re- .55 eeive a wad of stuffing muterielnt eaeh'reeip- HORSEEOLLARQSTUFFING JicrAoHrNE.

i Specification of Letters Patent. vIlatented Marek-80, 1-909. I Appucatianlfiied March so, 190s. serial No. 424,168.y

roeittion of the rum. Adjacent one'of the openings 8, is u. plete' 1,2, having an out- ,iverdly extending tube 13, in whioli `the toothed portion; of the ram operates, the .fibrous materielbeingvpeeked lnt-o o muse my' within this tube in the usuelmanner..v But by the. peeuliaireonstruetioxfof thjoperetive. end ofthe rein o gretersupply'nflmoteriolis fed into' the tilbe, and ot theeainetime ,pluni- A- form snpply'is introduced- (e, .v Disposed directly overthe move-' Vmeiit of the Lrum in the-,hoppe .everticiil. shaft 15, -lnoungted in' bearings and"lievi'ng-l von its upper end ofbevele 11,17., :rrieshr ing'with a. b'e'veleglfpiiiion 18,'. n-ejeounter 7o shaft 19. The ve'rtieal h1l ;.15,.earries:, e" wies :of baie omringt. '2o.i1menged in planes one-above theothei atnnnngle of 45 degrees toform a spiil lfornintioil gto feed the" By arranging the iiigei fibrous'meter-istinti l' plane lot' the next u` vsn-dly y nn'til 'thegfrin iforming' e continuons nl posit the material to the lreni' to yfor material into the tube 1 3.v In operation' the shjt't 2, .1s revolved and through the connection previouelydeseribed, the ram is reeiproeat'ed inendjQUtLfOf the et' tube, thete'eth'foreiiigthefbrons material from the hopper into ftlie1 tube-11nd packing .it therein. The feeding lingers force the material'downwardly throngh'the fingers Va-"il'in the seat the1'ebetween,'tl1e bottom 'of the sind sie. seat extending eon'siderobly-- below :the bot-l toni edge of the teeth, thereby-eno'hlingy a. greater eharge'of Ifnateriel to beforeed forward with/euch reeiproet'ioxnlof the min A The material directly-iin eontaet with the f' 2 fibrous vmaterielv downwardly] to'. the, rmn A17.', '7.x

wardly into the tube,*imdiipon the reverent of' he movement of the'am 'the 'chargeor mass of nateriel in between Athe teeth' is leftv he-tube, and of colirse" V'at each reeipr'oea: Toh tion of the remthe meterialbeeomes 'packedin the tube ina-'solid mas,^land issforeed ontA of the free inte the easing.-

Iain ewar'el ein not. th .irst toen'1plo3Y l' teeth for forcing the material from the hop- W5 per into the tube, noi' am I .the first inthe art to-forceA the materiel downwardly -onto .the teeth. .Hoiveve'n lI believe I am the lirst the nrt to arranges. series of teeth oli-av min with uy 'seat between them, the bottom'of the '11o seat being considerably belowl the teeth, in combination with the specie form of feeding ineens to force themate'rial in the hopperin' Areqnired 'in the stationary fingers indicated at 29, in 7,. 4

ISOIQ With the teeth and in the seat thereibetween.

To adapt my maehihefor milking pads I removezthe plate 12, end its tube; the ram 7,'

and, substitute therefor a tube Such as indi# 'eated at 25,- and either'form of ram shown in Figs. 8 and 9, and. indicated at 26. The lform' of'ram shown in Fig. 8, does not,have N .S?ts. 'With some pads it isnotf'nee'es- 'sary'to paci; them as much as others, for which 'reason-,I employ either-formA of rarn' eecordingto the desiredfdegree of packing pad. I may also employ to eoperute with fingers 30, the latter being Asimilar to the fingers-20. .This construction.'

may 'beused where the material becomes knotty and it's necessary to subject' it to se-x .Vere treatment reparatory to its beingr used for sting a eo ar or pad.

tlclaimis: `1. Inenxtaehine'for-st mg o ollars,'the

-oombinationwith-.hopper formed with un Sfte@ t e bottom.of the letter beingbelow the bot# tomlplane of the teeth, und meansin the' :ing wit .ho perfor foreingthe hodyof st-uihng' nmleria downward 1n the path ofmovement ot' the reciprocating' plunger.

2. In 'a machine-for stuffing collars, the.,

- eombintion with a; hopper formed .vgith an 115 openinnear itsvbottom, a tube connn'nicab plimge'opemtin the bottom of the hopper and in the til e, the front' portion ot". 1he ollonfplunger bemg cut :may und the adjathe opening, u hollo'w recip'xforrxitingr yeent edges-of the 'eut away portujn` having 'inelinet-tfeeth, the 'eue away portidnof the plunger between the teeth formmg pocket avi'ngi'jn curved bottom, below` thoi'f'plene of i vthe bottom of the teeth, and means in the hopper for .forcing the bodyof stuffing nmte. Y

rial downwardiy in the path oi"Y movement of themen l:

3. In 'n collarsmilingZumhine,the combination witlm. ho i )cnformmtwith ano nilw i nenrits'hottom, n. tulip eommunientng'with rows of teeth with poeketsf .forment betweenlow the'plxme ofthe bottom ofthe teeth, und

means in'the hoppeefor forcing.: the lstuffing material down in the pnthof the` teeth.

In testimony whereo 1 affixV my signature. 1 1n` presence yoftwowitnesses.

'the opening, :1 plnngegoperating in the'bottom ofthe. hopper sind tube, said plunger' (ifi 

